Amiantit Oman Concrete Products inaugurates first Precast Concrete product plant in GCC

The inauguration event was attended by H. E. Dr. Omar Zawawi, Sheikh Suhail Salim Bahwan, Sheikh Mohammed Saud Bahwan, Brig. (Retd) Waleed Zawawi, Sheikh Ahmed Suhail Bahwan, Ms. Amal Suhail Bahwan, H.E. Muhammad Bin Abdullah Al Mahrooqi, Chairman of PAEW, Eng. Hussain Hassan Ali Abdul Hussain, CEO of Haya Water and Mr. Abdul Kader Askalan, CEO of Oman Arab Bank among others. The plant has been set up with technical support from Munro Limited of Canada and has been partly financed through Oman Arab Bank and Arab Bank of Bahrain.

The diverse facility has the capability to manufacture Prestressed Steel Cylinder Pipes for High Pressure transmission of potable water, Precast Box Culverts for various new roads & bridges, Precast Concrete Manholes for sewer & storm water applications, Reinforced Concrete Jacking Pipes for micro tunneling used for sewer transport and sleeve applications and Reinforced Concrete Pipes for storm water drainage applications.

The advanced and high speed facility at the plant reengineers the conventional process to save time and cost, complementing In-Country value and creating significant job opportunities for nationals.

Concrete as we know today is an engineered material, which over the decades has stood the test of time for infrastructure around the world. Hence this facility from Amiantit Oman will provide long lasting, time tested and economical solutions, which would significantly reduce project expenses for the country.

The Prestressed Steel Cylinder Pipes manufactured by the company is designed for use in high pressure water transmission networks and has the potential to significantly reduce import of expensive metallic pipes currently being used for the same application in Oman and the region.

The Precast Engineered Box Culverts will provide substantial progress on project timelines and savings by reducing dependence of imported workforce and would provide value added jobs for nationals in the factory.

Mr. G L Banerjee, CEO Amiantit Oman comments, "The plant through its diverse range of products would endorse Amiantit Oman's vision to provide innovative, long lasting, easy to install solutions which would bring savings to our great nation of Oman and serve various government bodies like The Public Authority for Electricity & Water (PAEW), Haya Water, The Muscat Municipality, The Ministry of Regional Municipalities, Petroleum Development Oman (PDO), Salalah Sanitary Drainage Services Company (SSDC), The Ministry of Transport and Communications (MOTC) to name a few."